Speaker: Bob Mallard

Topic: Native Brook Trout in New England

BOB MALLARD has fly fished for over forty years. He is a former fly shop owner and a Registered Maine Fishing Guide. Bob is a blogger, writer, author, fly designer, and native fish advocate. He is the publisher, Northeast Regional Editor, and a regular contributor to Fly Fish America magazine. Bob is a staff fly designer at Catch Fly Fishing, an Ambassador for Epic fly rods, and on the Scientific Anglers pro staff. He is also a founding member, former National Vice Chair, and current Executive Director and Maine Board member for Native Fish Coalition. Bob’s writing, photographs, and flies have been featured in Outdoor Life, Fly Fisherman, Fly Fish America, American Angler, Fly Rod & Reel, American Fly Fishing, The Drake, Fly Fishing & Tying Journal, Fly Tyer, Angling Trade, Eastern Fly Fishing, MidCurrent, Orvis News, The Fiberglass Manifesto, Fly Life Magazine, Southern Trout, Tenkara Angler, On The Fly, Fly Fishing New England, The Maine Sportsman, Northwoods Sporting Journal; Friends of Baxter, Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, and North Maine Woods newsletters; Epic and Planetary Design blogs, R.L. Winston catalog, and the books Guide Flies: How to Tie and Fish the Killer Flies from America's Greatest Guides and Fly Shops, Caddisflies: A Guide to Eastern Species for Anglers and Other Naturalists, America’s Favorite Flies, 50 Best Tailwaters to Fly Fish, 25 Best National Parks to Fly Fish, The Hunt for Giant Trout, and Maine Sporting Camps. Look for his books 50 Best Places Fly Fishing the Northeast and 25 Best Towns Fly Fishing for Trout (Stonefly Press,) and his most recent, Squaretail: The Definitive Guide to Brook Trout and Where to Find Them (Stackpole Books.) Bob can be reached at www.BobMallard.com, info@bobmallard.com or 207-399-6270.